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ADA NBDHE Dental Hygienist

Category - Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice

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What eliminates infectious agents?

Leukocytes
Phagocytosis
Chemotaxis
Neutrophils

Explanation

Answer: B - Phagocytosis eliminates infectious agents and necrotic cells. After destroying infectious agents, acid hydrolases degrades the microbes within phagolysosomes and the pH drops to between 4 and 5.

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